Springboard awards, enter now

Itís time for the fourth Springboard Annual Awards for Excellence and weíre looking for the companies, organisations and individuals who can demonstrate best practice in attracting and retaining staff.

If you think youíve got a fantastic initiative or scheme that is working well in any of these areas, share it with us!

ìThe Springboard Awards recognise and reward outstanding recruitment and retaining initiatives that are successful in the industries,î said Anne Pierce, Springboard Chief Executive.

ìItís all about attracting the right staff and then ensuring that their needs as well as the companyís expectations of them are met. The industry always suffers from a surfeit of vacancies and if your company is combating that successfully and you feel that you are leading the field in setting an example of best practice, this is your opportunity to get recognition for your efforts.î

The three categories for the awards are Promoting Careers; Attracting People; and Best Employment Practice. Individuals, teams or partnerships with relevant initiatives that have achieved high quality results over the past 12 months can make nominations.

Each award entry will have to meet specific set criteria, which may vary depending on the award and a short-list from each of the three categories will be drawn up and entries judged by a small panel chaired by a Springboard UK Director.

In each category entries will need to highlight in no more than 750 words:

A clear overall strategy
The specific need the initiative was trying to address
Clear Aims
Innovation
Achievement/results
Evaluation

Entry may be made via the website:

www.springboarduk.org.uk/awards, by post to Springboard Awards Entry, 3 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8LP, or by email to awards@springboarduk.org.uk. Describe your initiative and why you think it should win in no more than 750 words. Supporting evidence such as promotional literature and press cuttings should be clearly marked and posted to: Springboard Awards Entry, 3 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8LP. The closing date for entries is 30th September 2006.